South Greensboro Area Plan - Public Review Draft - 9.25.25

Medium-term Medium-term strategies for commercial real estate focus on more transformative changes that go beyond surface level improvements, reshaping how properties function and interact with their surroundings. These strategies often involve reconfiguring layouts, enhancing walkability, and introducing new building forms to better align with evolving market demands and community needs. By rethinking the use of space and integrating more urban design principles, property owners can unlock new value, attract diverse tenants, and create more vibrant, sustainable destinations. Medium-term strategies involve more substantial changes that reshape the layout and use of commercial properties: Retrofit/Infill Commercial Outparcels 8 Transforming outparcels or potential outparcel sites into urban-style buildings with no parking or driveways between the building and the street can create a more walkable and urban environment.

Rehabilitate Corridor Buildings

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Clusters of underperforming or vacant buildings along commercial corridors can be combined and rehabilitated, with parking relocated to the rear to support a more cohesive and pedestrian-friendly frontage.

The Collective on Tuckaseegee in Charlotte, NC. (Source: Google Earth)

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Commercial Outparcel. (Adobe Stock)

West Ashley Shopping Center in Charleston, SC. (Source: Google Earth)

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NEAR-TERM SOLUTIONS

PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT - 9/25/25